Daruma Stinger, Dampierosa daruma Whitley 1932
Daruma Stinger, Erosa daruma. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
A stonefish relative with a large, evenly rounded head with no hump above the eyes nor pit before the dorsal fin. The pectoral and caudal fins are dark near the base with a broad white band followed by a narrower dark band and a white margin.
Daruma Stinger, Dampierosa daruma Whitley 1932
More Info
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Distribution |
Dampier Archipelago to Broome, Western Australia. Inhabits shallow inshore reefs. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from the Pacific Monkeyfish, Erosa erosa, in having a rounded head profile, a broad white bar on the pectoral and caudal fins, vs a hump followed by a pit before the dorsal fin, large white spots on the outer pectoral fin and fine vertical lines on the tail. |
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Species Citation |
Dampierosa daruma Whitley, 1932, Rec. Aust. Mus. 18(6): 346, pl. 38, figs 2, 3. Type locality: off Broome, WA. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
Daruma Stinger, Dampierosa daruma Whitley 1932
References
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Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.
Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp.
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Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50.
Mandrytsa, S.A. 2001. Lateral Line System and Classification of Scorpaenoid Fishes (Scorpeaniformes: Scorpaenidei). Perm : Perm State Univ. Press pp. 1-393.
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp.
Poss, S.G. 1999. Families Scorpaenidae, Caracanthidae, Aploactinidae. pp. 2291-2358 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 2069-2790pp.
Whitley, G.P. 1932. Studies in Ichthyology No. 6. Records of the Australian Museum 18(6): 321-348 figs 1-3 pls 36-39
